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ook Island Daily Argtj
VOL. XL. NO. 309.
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1892.
81iiclx Coplr B CmM
tr Work I2i I'.iiU
CLEMANN & SALZMANN,
GREAT B AJRGAINS
IN
BEDROOM SUITS
lfcT) and 1527
Second Avenue.
124, 126 and 128
Sixteenth Street.
NORTH FIELD
POCKET ECNIVES and SCISSORS took the highest preminn
fr quality. If you want a good knife try one.
One need not he told what a nice present an elegant Carvin
Set like those I have to show w;I' ba. Also those
Gold Medal Carpet Sweepers.
Every woman that keeps house wants one. Wrought Iro
finish Fire Sets and Irons.
Acorn Stoves and Ranges
are the leadeis made in Illinois for our soft coal and every oi;
gaarantea. These are all good things to buy at Christina? o
any other time. Come in and see how much I have to show yo
that is useful and novel in housekeeping goods.
JOHN T. NOFTSKER,
Cor. Third Ave. and Twentieth Street, Rock Island.
TRI-CITY
: Shirt Factory :
Oar Shirts .
Are oar specialty. We make them ourselvet.
at.roi.ixi; borne industry.
Our Suits .
Are made to your order, and ttaev are tailor-mad
t prices ranging from 916 up.
Our Pants .
Are down in prices nnd we invite competition.
Call and make your selection from over 900 differ
ent samples at prices from S3 and np.
Our Prices .
Cannot be duplicated, our workmanship cannot be
excelled, our gools we warrant, and last, but Bot
east, your patronage is solicited.
Call and see us at the
Tri-Oity Shirt Factory.
1609 Second avenue, over Looslcy's crockery store.
FRANK ATTWATER,
Proprietor.
PARKERS'
Laundry,
Washes s very thing from a fine
silk handkerchief to a circus
tent; Lace curtains a specialty.
No. 1724 THIRD AVE.
A. M. &c Li. J. PARKER,
IMer.hone No. 1214
Jollll Voile 5c Co.,
GENERAL
CONTRACTORS
AND
HOUSE BUILDERS.
Manufacturers of
Saah Doors Blinds, Siding, Flooring,
Wainscoating,
and all kinds of wood work for hnilders.
Slshteenth St.. bet. Third and Pourth aves,
HOCK I3L.AND.
IN TO
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
If you are needing
Wool Half Hose,
Now is you time to buy them Half
Hose worth 35 cents per pair for only 20
cents per pair. This is a special for this
week only.
THE
LONDON
you will see our window full of them.
Also, something very interesting in wjndow Chi
nese Sacred Fowls, imported from China at a
great cost.
THE LONDON.
IAMS' CASE CLOSED.
the
All
the Testimony in and
Lawyers Talking.
LOW THE PETVATE WAS STRUNG UP
Witnesses Swear That He Itested on His
I'eet and Swallowed Toliaoco to Make
Him Sick Military Officers Consider the
Punishment Mild Articles of War Not
In Fores Iurlns; "EmerjtnolM" The
Plaintiff Takes the Stand Again and
Puts In Some Denials.
PlTTsiiL'KG. Nov. 4. If testimony is of
any value the witnesses in the lams case
yesterday did not leave much of his com
plaint standing, so far as the charge of
cruelty is concerned. The first witness was
Charles Hatfield, hospital nurse for the
Tenth regiment. He saw Ianis strung up.
The heel of his right foot was on the ground.
Then lams would change and rest on the
balls of his feet. His arms did not appear
to be very straight and the cord was not
taut. lams asked for a chew of tobacco,
which he swallowed. Witnesssaid: ""lams,
you should not have taken that tobacco,"
and Tanis said: "I did it for a purpose." He
said this while he was still strung np.
rbout five minutes later lams was cut
down. He then said: T) n the doctors;
we will fool them." Hetheii took a drink of
beer from h canteen.
I'tfti-t Iter Similar Tew? i i;i ony.
Witness said further: "Monday after he
was tied up I saw m:n in 1 tmn -steal and
asked turn now lie !t-R. Hi' said he was;;!I
right. 1 asked him how his thumbs were,
and lie said: "Thev are .'ill rijrht."' Hat-I
field said Inins told him that he would
have Im-i n all ri'-'hi if he had nor swal- J
ffcwed the tobacco. Howard Dougherty,.
Of the t Ik? Tenth reiriment. testified that i
he saw luir.n after he v:: drummed out of i
camp, and lams had said that he was all j
ri !-1 1 1 , but lie would get e ven with S'treiitor. I
William 1 terry ! ' ill. ' ' " -ember of th"
g'liinl, saw lams wnile lie was strum.' i;;. i
lulus stood on the .lis fwt, and
part of the time had one heel on the
ground. After he was cut down Iai?is t..ld
him he felt all right, and that his thumbs
were all l ight.
Considered tilt" PiiiiiKlimeli t Mild-
General V. Is. l'it.hugh was sworn and
reviewed his war exjcrieiices. lie would
call the conduct of Private lams insulsir
dination or mutiny and tbr- riini-dinient in-
Ilicted on him mint ,lor tl:i. oticnse. L n- i
1'Iie l'rosecul inn WantN to Tunc.
Counsel for the defense offered to submit
the case without a;..'.iTi:e!it , but Judjje Por
ter said the prosecution was not bound to
agree to that. Attorney lams said that the
counsel for the common wealt h preferred to
address the jury. The court then allotted
each sMe.au hour and a half. Mr. lirad
dock then sjRike to the jury from 4 to near
ly 5 o'clock, when court adjourned for the
day. -
GREAT TAMMANY MEETING.
One That Demonstrates the Efficiency of
That Organization.
Xew York.Xov. 4. Tammany last night
gave another demonstrat ion of its efficiency
as a political organization by holding one
of the greatest meeting ever held in this
city. Tammany hall was crowded to the
doors, while from Third avenue up Four
teenth street and across Union square a
dozen stands were erected and the thor
oughfare was packed with shouting Dem
ocrats. In order to insure a multitude the
committee of thirty ordered every other
Democratic meeting in the city, scheduled
for last night, abandoned, and those who
would have attended said meetings were
ordered to the big meeting. And they
came.
Speeches and Firework Ad Lib.
Tn Tammany hall the speakers were J. J.
O'Donohue, Senator Kustis, Senator Car
lisle: Hon. W. H.J. Ham, of Georgia; Hon.
J. D. Warner, and A. A. Allen, of this city.
Outside the streets were ablaze with fire
works and full of enthusiastic partisans.
At ten stands speakers discoursed the is
sues, and generally it was a great night for
the Gotham Democracy. At the hall meet
ing a letter was read from Senator Gorman
which was largely devoted to the charges
that the Republicans were makiiiga mighty
effort to buy the presidency.
lie ptiltlit-mi Ktisinetis Men.
Xtw Voi:k. Nov. 4. Carnegie Music hall
was crowded to the doors lasr night, the
occasion Ieing a mass meeting to ratify
the Minneapolis nominations, under the
auspices of 1 he Dusiness Men's Republi
can club. The hall was decorated with
American flags nnd banners of the different
organizations stood around the hall, whii h
showed that almost every line of trade was
represented. The principal speaker was
Whitclaw Hcid and he was followed by
Stewart 1. Woodiord.
der such conditions it was usual for an
officer to act on his own judgment without
regard to the regulations or articles of war.
The latter did not refer to emergencies.
In emergencies the oflicer was the sole
the absolute judge of
He lielieved that if thi
make an example, if in the face of the
eueni y and his couiniaud was in danger, he
could inflict anv punishment he might
think fit without coa.-t-ninrtial.
How 4rn. Wiley View the Case.
General Wiley (recalled,) would designate
the offense "mutinous insolence." The pun
ishment was not unreasonable. On cross-
examination witness said an officer has au
S'tevcusim Speaks at Chicago.
Cill Ao". Nov. 4. The Democrats of
Chicago turned out in force at the Audi
torium last night and gave a right royal
reception to Cleveland's associate on the
national ticket of that party. Half an
hour aft;-r the doors had been opened the
vast interior, seats and standing room
alike, wen- titled to overflowing. Steven
son addressed the audience on the issues of
the day. While speaking he mentioned
James G. Blaine's name and it whs re-
. : l r.i. . i - . s i
the punishment. tr""' IM" ueu ue shmi ne was
.;..... ..,,.. ..i ' glad Dlaiiie had more friends here than he
had at Minneapolis.
Political Field Notes.
David B. Hill spoke yesterday at Syra
cuse and Canaud.igua, X. Y., to large au
diences. Chauncey M. l?pew was the orator at a
great Republican meeting at Buffalo last
evening. He then returned to New York.
t Virtfi t v tn inflii't. sn mronrv itlinishmciit. ! -ity.
"There are cases." he said, "when mutin v is ,Mj!waukee "Wistration is 10.000 over t hat
imminent an officer might. In? justified in
catting a man down with his saber."
Colonel Norman M. Smith, when sworn,
said he would consider the offense charged
to lams under the conditions existing
mutiny, emphatically mutiny. The pun
ishment meted out he considered mild. He
believed the oflicer had the right to inflict
nummary punishment. Witness said when
the army is in the face of the enemy the
rules and regulations of the army and the
articles of war are thrown aside. Major J.
F. Denniston and others gave similar testi
mony, and the defense rested.
IAMS ON THE STAND AGAIN.
A General Ienial Put In The lawyer
Asking Instructions.
The prosecution then commenced their
evidence in rebuttal. Ex-Private lams, the
prosecutor, was recalled. He denied that
he assisted in taking the ropes from his
thumbs when he was cut down. He also
denied that he had taken a canteen from
his coat after licing cut down, or that he
made any remark about being sorry he had
taken The tobacco. He did not swallow the
tobacco. It may be well to state that in
his original examination lams told the 1
story of his offense and punishment with
out material modification from the way it
was told in these dispatches at the time,
in brief that was that lams Uxu hearing
of the attempt to assassinate Prick called
out "Three Cheers for Prick's Assassin''
or similar words, and that when taken to
task he had refused to retract t Ue words or
express regret lor them.
Wanted lr. 4irim IiHCli.trgel.
. The testimony closed with tin? examina
tion of Private Jacolts, who was questioned
on minor points. Mr. .Buchanan then asked
the court to discharge the jury as to Dr.
Grimm. A discussion arose over the mat
ter. Judge Porter said: "Where an en
listed man or officer acts under the instruc
tions of supei ior officers he is protected,
unless he uses malice. The evidence docs
not indicate that there was any malice on
the part of Dr. Grimm. So far as he is
coitcarneu it appears to the court that it in
i question to he determined whether he
acted under the instructions of his superi
ors or not."
Also Colonel Hawkins.
Senator Bobbins, counsel for Colonel A.
L. Hawkins, thea requested the court to so
Instruct the jury in liehalf of iiis client,
claiming that Colonel Hawkins wus in no
manner subject to the charge of assault,
and battery beyond that he bud reported
the fact of the punishment of Private lams
to his (Hawkins) superior officer. Mr. Bu
chanan then subuiitedjthe points on behalf J
ol ur. tirirum, claiming nis exemption
from guilt on account of his having acted
only upon orders received from his superi
ors in rank.
General Instructions Asked.
Mr. Braden offered the general point,
covering the whole case and all of the de
fendants. Mr. Braden claimed that no evi
dence had been offered that the officers of
the national guard were actuated by mal
ice, ill will, or revenge, and that the pun
ishment waa inflicted upon Private W. L.
lams for no other purpose than that of
maintaining good order and military dis
cipline in their command, then on duty.
Counsel for both aides Then held a brief
consultation as to the arguments.
Among the speakers at the Democratic
meeting at the Auditorium, Chicago, last
night were William M. Springer, General
J. C. Black and Judge A It geld.
There is appreheusion in South Carolina
that all the Democratic tickets are illegal
because they are not of the right dimen
sions. THE LEADER-SMYTH CASE-
Testimony That Is Not So Favorable to the
Plaintiff.
LoNDOU, Nov. 4. In the leader-Smith
case yesterday Major General Smyth, hus
band of the defendant, was called and
swore that the brooch produced in court,
which Mrs. Leader sold to Dildin, was his
wife's. His daughter gave similar testi
mony. Miss Ethel Wheeler, who had been
at Cairo with Mrs. Ix-adcr. swore she never
saw Mrs. Leader wear that brooch. The
most damaging testimony was given
by Astley and Currie, respec
tively jeweler and casemakcr, who swore
that the case brought into court by Mrs.
lender was never made for the brooch she
sold to Dilxlin. Also Astley swore that he
could not find three private marks there
should lie on the brooch, as it had been
scratched up so as to obliterate them. He
said tl.e brooch was one he had made for
Mrs. Smyth.
Dominion Oov rninrnt Alarmed.
Ottawa. Nov. 4. The government is
alarmed at the steps taken in England to
ward scheduling Cananian cattle when
imported into Great Britain. At a meet
ing of the privy council yesterday the mat
ter was ful;y discussed, and, while up to
the present time the government has been
nnable to trace the district frotu which the
infected cattle recently lauded in Kngland
cr.me from, they will continue the investi
gation, as the result is an important one to
the Canadian ci'.t le t racle.
Two Women Cremated.
Berlin, Nov. 4. A millinery establish
ment at SI Mohrenstras.se, this city, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night. It trans
PlpeA.that two of the occupants of the
building, Frau Rosalie Lyon and Fraulein
FrischeLsen, perished in the flames.
Strike In the Bass Rreweries.
London, Nov. 4. The employes of th
Bass Breweries company to the number of
5,000 struck yesterday against the regula
tions that the company had adopted in re
gard to working hours.
Osman IlRrna Reappears.
Cairo, Nov. 4. Osman Digna, who has
been out of sight for a long time, has re
appeared with a considerable force and oc
cupied Shingat. He is making raids in the
direction of Suakim.
The Weather We May Expect.
Washington. Nov. 4. The following- are
the weather indications for twenty-four hours
from H p. m. yesterday: For Indiana and Illi
nois Oenerally fair, slightly warmer weath
er; southwesterly winds. For Iowa Fair,
slightly warmer weather; westerly winds. For
Wisconsin and Michigan Generally fair
weather, except showers in eastern upper and
lower Michigan; cooler in upper Michigan and
northern Wisconsin; variable winds.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago.
Chicago. Nov. 3.
Following were the quotations on the board
of trade today: Wheat December, opened
c'Vkc, closed Tuto: January, opened Tltc;
closed Tlvwc: May, opened ;ne. eloped TTT-kc.
t'orn Noveinber.opened 41L4C. closed 41tic: De-ceinVK-r,
ojx-ned 4Hc, closed 414C; May,
oitened 4-Vvk closed 457-s-c- Oats November,
opened 21,Tvs closed oUj-fcc; Ik-ccmber, opened
:ilc, closed 31 '--4C; May. opened S'fi, closed
3.V4C. I'orb November, opened g 11. oil, closed
Jll.riO; lleceiulH-r, opened closed
S.U.7H; January, nened fcUMH; closed
$i:i.l. Lard Noverulter, opened closed
Lave Stoek Prices at the Union Slock yards
today ranged as follows: Hogs Market
fairly active on packing and shipping ac
count, and f.-elinc rather rinn; prices 5
lUc his-licr: sales ranged at St." ',;.- pnra,
$5.uif-i..Yi light. S.'i.oi'iS.ad niugb packiitK,
s".li.i.Vtni mixed, and .3ij".676 heavy pack
inn and shipping lots.
Cattle Kat her active on local and ship
ping account, and prices steady and un
changed; quotations ranged at -1 . 85 oh 04 ee.
to extra shipping steers, $4.4.VJt.r).15 irood to
choice do. f:..V.i.4.4l fair to good, S3.1QS&75
common to medium do, sci.i 4:.'i" butchers
steers, 2.i;.s." stockers, t2.W15 Texas
steers. $2.?5't, .ft) range steers, 2.M(t3.4u feed
ers. $l.ri.Tt:5 cows, $1.5U((iA3U bulls, and $J
5. "ill veal calves.
SShccp Market rather active and prices
ruled steady and unchanged: quotations
ranired at S3.iivrfc4.isi it 1hi lbs, westerns, S3.:JS
eiArSi natives, S:.'..Vt,ft4.i Texas, and S.oOi-tS
lambs.
Produce: Rntter Fancy creamery. 27Vtf&
2Sc ik r lb; tine dairy. 2jtfr.ic; packing stock.
14CU.TC Kggs Strictly fresh. 21c per doa;
cold storage, 1 Sc. Live poultry Spring chick
ens, W.xm? t er lb; liens, iSc; roosters, 60;
turkeys, 12c; ducks. tK7i.M-.: geese, $o.lKlg,T.(
per doz. Potatoes Fancy Kirrbanks, on track
WtjrXc prrbn: Hebrons, (UiUiic; row, lH2c;
Icerk'ss. 3s&i: mixed. .Viii.txic. eiweet pota
toes .lersey, s3.0iifii3Ji per bbl; Illinois, $1.75.
Apples Choice, g:fctTt3.S per bbL Cranber
riesCape Cod, s;.-,i3,;.0i yer bbL
New York.
Sew York. Nov. 8.
Wlieat No. 2 red winter cash, 734jc;
DecemlK-r, TTic; ,Ianuar', May, S25$c
Corn No. 2 mixed casli, 3ufo; December,
51?sc: January, .tH.4c; May. filmic Oati-No.
2 mixed cash, 3540; November, 36c; De
cember, 3f.'-i May. Sfc Rye Steady but
qniet at atifiiriO. Barley Quiet; two-rowed
state, 6illc. Pork Dull but steady: old
mess, $12Ja.l2.5a Lard Quiet; November,
$.4U; Llecember, January, $7.0.
Livestock: Cattle Market dull: no trading
in beeves; dressed beef, steady; native sides,
7!3lc per 1. Sheep and Lambs Sheep,
steady; lambs, dull and a shade lower; sheep,
:ijnfo.U-H per 10J lbs: lambs, $5.0(Kga.lO.
Hogs-Market weak; live hogs, S4-0U3A-W Pr
1UU lbs.
The LiOral Mark eta.
ORAIH.ITC.
Wheat-9na92c.
Corn 4TX3 44c.
Kye TMfiiSlr.
- a!- 2-g 31c.
X Bran -STc per rwt,
Shsiufl tl.00 per cut.
Ila T'moihv. S-VtilO; upland, $810 : slongh
$fta8; baled, til OU12.50.
pboducb.
Butter Fair to choice, 18c; creamery t924c
EfiT Freh. 15c; packed 10c.
T'ou'trv bickens. 10&12 ; turkeys 12io
dnckc. lHc: peese, 10c.
TBCIT AND VKeSTABI.ES.
Arp!s f S.2S(a$a.75 perbW.
PoUUie fWfioc.
tinions aoassc.
Turnips 4: .500.
LITE STOCE.
Catt'e Butchers pay for corn fed steers
ti4t4Hc; cows and Heifers, Va:)c; calves
S4V4c
rf.-s 4c.
ahetp 4G&C. i
COAL.
Hard 7 Pff?.7 75.
Sofl 2 ifta.2 30.
Ltmia.
Common hoardii Sl.
.Toist ScanUinc and timber, IS to 16 feet. SIS.
Km rv a d'Uoi a! foot inlen'tb 50 cents.
X A "X s-aul 75
1 ath$-.' SO
Ft iicii e 1-Mo 16feet 513.
ttc- Ik rds.ronh Slii
j.. -
Found It-ad in His Itooiu.
Xkw Vui '-;, Nov. 4. Ernest Voss, who
stole ,ti!i.(Ki marks from a savings
bank in Venien, Germany, in 1S54, was
found dead in his room in IIoiKiken. Voss
was a director of the bank which lie
robbed. His theft wrecked it. Instead of
imprisoning Voss, he was adjudged insane,
and committed to an insiuie asylum. He
escaped from the asylum and disappea.cd.
He was employed as editor of a New York
German paper.
Car Famine In the Soul Invest.
SAN ASTOXlo. Tex., Xov. 4. The ru sh of
corn shipments from the United States into
Mexico continues with no indication of a
decrease. The car famine on the Mexican
Xational road baa not. been relieved and
that company is suffering a heavy loss
daily by not lieing able to handle the corn
that is destined to points on its line. The
blockade at Alice and Corpus Christi is
ery heavy.
Bet lO.OOO on the Election.
Philadelphia, Xov. 4. William J.
Thompson, president of the South Jersey
Jockey club, Gloucester, X. J., yesterday
placed a check for $10,000 in the hands of
William M. Singerly as a bet on Cleve
land's election against a like amount that
Magistrates Durham and Abearn will put
qd on Harrison. e-
m man
iS ON TOP
BECAUSE
No other
is so
Good
No other
Is so
Cheap
Costs tscsthan Half
and piessosmuch better
than the over-priced and
over-"endorsed" kinds.
Judge for yourself.
In Cans. At your Grocer's